User talk:Johnsonmx

Mike,

Thanks for the comments. I've replied at User talk:Ragesoss/Citizendium. I would especially like to know where you are bothered by word choice, as that can be easily fixed. (Actually, you're welcome to make some copyedits yourself, if you wish.)--ragesoss 16:37, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PS: Do you know why Nancy Sculerati's userpage was deleted? Will it be common practice to delete the userpages of departed editors?--ragesoss 16:41, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Great. I'll check it out. On the question on Nancy Sculerati's userpage, it was deleted per her request (it's not normal policy to delete the userpages of departed editors). --Johnsonmx 19:45, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost Article[edit]

I should have something up by the weekend, inspiration permitting.

Hello from a Wikipedia admin[edit]

Hi John!

I guess that when I first heard about Citizendium, I wasn't sure whether it was ever going to get off the ground. It looks like it finally is! That's great news, and I'd just like to say that I found your review in the Signpost quite enlightening.

I was wondering if your were going to get an article written in Citizendium about Windows 2000 (I work in computers, and I have an MCP). I'd be interested to see what you guys come up with.

Anyway, I hope you all keep up the good work. I tend to see Citizendium in the same light I do the EB: a great work, which we aren't competing with. Who knows? Hopefully we'll be able to cite you guys in future! - Ta bu shi da yu 08:04, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I had a lot of fun writing the piece. And having to put down words about the project made me think through some things (e.g., that non-experts should have explicit representation in the government too)...

I also don't see us as directly competing, for a lot of reasons (not all of which fit into a Signpost article). One thing that I'm happy to see from a big-picture, philosophical perspective is that we're planning on doing specific academic recruitment, which should hopefully get a lot of academics who've never edited wikis to give it a shot. It definitely isn't a zero-sum game of attracting wiki contributors.

When we get a good Windows 2000 article up I'll try to remember to give you a shout. :) Best, --Johnsonmx 09:51, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost article[edit]

Nice one! - David Gerard 10:22, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Happy with how it turned out. --Johnsonmx 17:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]